And I chanced to meet him one night, wandering.
He told me tales and he drank my wine;
Me and my magic-man kind of feeling fine ...
Posted on 05/01/2019 1:33:23 AM PDT by Robwin
Never trust strangers. That is something most of us were taught by our parents or guardians at an early stage of our life, especially if the stranger says he is a sorcerer who can turn you invisible whilst you rob a bank!
Unfortunately, for one man in Iran, he made the mistake of trusting a fake sorcerer who convinced him that he was invisible and could rob a bank safely. The man explained to the court that he had paid five million rials (just under £290) to a wizard imposter, who in return gave him a set of spells to tie to his arm. The fake sorcerer explained to him that the spells would make him invisible, and that he could then rob banks all he wanted.
The man’s ill-fated attempt to rob the bank started to go wrong after he entered the bank and started randomly snatching money from the hands of customers, before they decided to act quickly and overpower the thief.
The man told the court, ‘I made a mistake. I understand now what a big trick was played on me.’
(Excerpt) Read more at factualfacts.com ...
And they say drugs are not prevalent in Persia.
I heard a story about a guy who tried to rob a bank after covering his face with lemon juice.
Apparently invisible ink is made with lemon juice.
I don’t know if the story is true or not but it wouldn’t surprise me.
The wizard could be named as an accessory.
A bad accessory, but an accessory none the less.
Time for this one to come home!
Regards,
That could be how he got caught.
And there it is, he's the victim in this crime.
Not very smart. He should have known that the guy was an imposter. No real wizard will make you invisible for a mere $500.
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Just for fun.
Would you rather be invisible or able to fly?
So that’s why I’m not rich.
I’m in the wrong business.
I see floating money all the time.
Goes right past me.
The mistake was robbing a bank. The rest was just being gullible, superstitious and stupid.
He still seems a little vague on the concept, as if it would have been perfectly fine had he actually been invisible.
“It was all a silly mistake,” said the Wizard. “I thought he wanted a spell to make him look nuttier than squirrel poop.”
And we won’t talk about what’s going on in the upper left quarter of the album cover ...
paid five million rials (just under £290) to a wizard imposter
Not very smart. He should have known that the guy was an imposter. No real wizard will make you invisible for a mere $500.
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Cut rate wizards are rarely a bargain. Good wizardry doesn’t come cheap.
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